Night Hunter (The Devil of Harrowgate Book 1) by Katerina Martinez

Author:Katerina Martinez [Martinez, Katerina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Supernal Publishing
Published: 2020-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The Horseman’s magic had left me dazed, near deaf, and bleeding from my ears. I was conscious the whole ride back to Harrowgate, but I didn’t care to speak, especially considering I couldn’t even hear myself talk. Not that I had anything I thought I could say, anyway.

Nobody questioned the Horseman when he marched into Harrowgate with me tossed over his shoulder like a bag of potatoes. Nobody asked him where his men were, or for a status report. Nobody asked about the dark stains on his suit jacket. Nobody dared.

I had regained most of my higher brain functions by the time we reached his quarters, so when he put me down, I rounded on him. “Coward,” I hissed.

He ran his hand through his hair, slowly shrugged out of his jacket, and took a deep breath through the nose. “You would call me coward,” he said through his teeth.

“You could’ve killed them, but you ran. Why did you run?”

“I don’t have to explain myself to you.” He marched over to me, and I felt myself back away—only a little bit—before standing my ground against him. “How did you contact them?”

I had to mentally double-take. “How did I… what?”

“They knew where we were. How were you able to get a message to them?”

“You think I did this? You’re out of your fucking mind.”

“Then who else?”

“It was a trap! They killed a mage on your turf, they must’ve known the mighty Horseman would come striding out to meet them, and you did. A better question is, how did you fall for it?”

“I did not fall for a trap. I counted on your expertise to point one out before it sprung, and you didn’t. The failure is yours, which means you’re not as useful as I thought you would be, and that doesn’t bode well for you.”

I squared up to him. “And what are you gonna do about it, tough guy? Threaten to kill me again? Dispose of me? You want to stand there and try to pin this failure of initiative on me rather than take it on the chin like a real man, then fine, but don’t just threaten me, or I’m going to start thinking you’re all bark and no bite.”

The Horseman’s eyes darkened.

Careful, I thought, chastising myself.

Until now, all I’d heard about him were rumors. Rumors about his strength, his resilience, his brutality. I doubted if anyone truly knew what he was capable of, but I did. Tonight, I saw first-hand what he could do. The power he wielded. The rumors weren’t exaggerated. If anything, they made him seem weaker than what he really was.

I was baiting him, pushing his buttons when I knew full well what kind of power he had, but I couldn’t stop myself. Rage fueled me, stoking the flames of my passionate heart. I didn’t think I could back down if I wanted to. This train was on the tracks, and steaming full-speed ahead.

“I lost four of my men tonight,” he said, his voice low and dangerous.

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